ECSD Technology Newsletter
Google Workspace for Education Updates
This is the 3rd post in the trilogy of Google for Education Announcements. Who doesn't love a good trilogy? I grew up on movie trilogies. In case you were wondering my top 3 trilogies (get it) in no particular order
1. The original Star Wars Trilogy
2. Indiana Jones
3. Back to the Future
Just as exciting as going 88 mph in a Delorian or trying to escape the Sarlacc Pit here are some more new features coming to students and teachers.
Google Meets Updates
1) Teachers will soon be able to end meetings for everyone on the call! When the teacher hangs up everyone will also be removed from the call
2) Google Meets and Classroom integration - Coming soon students will not be able to enter a Google Meet until the teacher starts the class
Chrome Updates
1) Google has announced that there will be a native screen recorder for our Chromebooks. This means that students will be able to create screencasts from their chromebook
2) Google also announced that they are rolling out multiple accessibility features . These features include significant audio, video, and reliability improvements to Google Meet.
Discovery Education Corner
There are lots of great things to celebrate in March! From Women's History Month, Pi Day, and St. Patrick's Day Discovery Education has resources and featured content for everything!
Women in History - A resource that jumped out to me was the 2:49 video about how Amanda Gorman is sparking a new generation of poets.
Pi Day - Pi day is right around the corner. If this is something that you may cover there are some inquiry based lessons and video segments that you might find useful in your classroom
Discovery Your Happy Virtual Field Trip - This looks really interesting. This activity (26 minutes) has a virtual field trip and also classroom materials to explore and learn about how happiness is a learnable skill that can be achieved through the sustainable
skill development.
If you have questions about any of these resources please reach out to Clint Winter and he will be happy to help!
ECSD Instructional Technology Site
https://www.elbert.k12.ga.us/domain/1039. You can also go to the main district site www.elbert.k12.ga.us and hover over departments and click on instructional technology.
Elbert County School District Technology Department
Joe Dawson - Elbert County Elementary School
Matt Johnson - Elbert County Middle SchoolSherri Rampey -Elbert County Primary School
Hector Santiago - Elbert County Comprehensive High School
Bruce Stewart - Technology Director Elbert County School District
Clint Winter - Instructional Technology Coordinator Elbert County School District
Website: elbert.k12.ga.us
Phone: 706.213.4000
Twitter: @elbertcoschools